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to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head
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Recent Examples of estranged
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The estranged daughter of Fidel Castro has never entirely felt at peace here, in a city of exiles, despite being one herself.
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Christine Armario,
Washington Post,
19 June 2026
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Now adults and estranged, the siblings battle perception, reality, legacy and plenty of ghosts.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Adjective
Rouse said Zajko had become estranged from her parents, but her mother reached out via text message to resolve the conflict on New Year's Eve 2022, Zajko's birthday.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The estranged daughter of Fidel Castro has never entirely felt at peace here, in a city of exiles, despite being one herself.
—
Christine Armario,
Washington Post,
19 June 2026
Verb
Michelle Zajko had been estranged from her parents ahead of the murders, investigators said.
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Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Now adults and estranged, the siblings battle perception, reality, legacy and plenty of ghosts.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estranged
Adjective
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By the end, he's alienated (sorry) his wife and children, among others.
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Angry, alienated men have taken shots at the president, stormed the Capitol, and attacked state legislators in their homes.
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When my friends found relief, they were thrilled—and infuriated.
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By the second half, the two teams meandering about the pitch infuriated everyone not on the pitch.
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Some use to it describe the most boisterous group of antagonistic influencers.
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Amid an increasingly complex and antagonistic immigration system, his story is one of rare success.
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They also have been angered by Kennedy’s attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
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They've also been angered by Kennedy's attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
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And until a Black commentator is held responsible for making openly hostile remarks about White people, nothing will change.
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For example, in March, the crypto exchange Kraken put its multibillion‑dollar IPO on hold amid hostile market conditions, according to CoinDesk.
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But about two years ago, when the Markley Group plopped its second cooling tank behind her above-ground swimming pool, along with a growing number of surveillance cameras, the relationship had soured.
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Of course, the game meant nothing, but Türkiye’s late goal in stoppage time gave them a 3-2 victory that soured what appeared to be a 2-2 draw in Los Angeles.
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The story enraged campus and district officials and played a role in Stapleton’s ousting, despite a later retraction.
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The film’s director, uptight Euro expat Max (Christoph Waltz), is initially enraged by their hijacking of the shoot, but his studio fatcat bosses (both voiced by Jeff Bridges) love the unhinged results.
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They’ve been similarly outraged by the fecklessness of their own party leaders.
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The crime brought the civil rights struggle onto the national stage and outraged President Kennedy.
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“Estranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estranged. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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